Recent Postings

July 11, 2014

Advances In Digital Radiography (DR)

The transition away from x-ray film and Computer Radiography (CR) to Digital Radiography
(DR) is advancing rapidly. There are a number of reasons DR is quickly becoming the x-ray
digital output of choice.

March 31, 2014

How To Plan For Diagnostic Imaging Expansion With Healthcare Programs Being Uncertain

Medical facilities are struggling to determine how to accommodate the uncertainty
surrounding our current healthcare dilemma. The Affordable Care Act (ACA)
was established to increase the number of people who would be insured to receive
healthcare benefits, by as many as 30 million people, thereby increasing demand
for diagnostic imaging services.

October 9, 2013

Which C-Arm Should I Buy?

Today you can be faced with many choices when deciding to purchase a mobile c-arm.
Although most are appropriate for the majority of procedures, some may be particular
good for the procedures you perform. Of course, the first consideration must be financial.

February 8, 2013

DR Digital X-Ray Prices Finally Low Enough
To Compete With CR

Direct Digital Radiography (DR) traditionally have been priced so high that only large
medical facilities could afford to install them. The alternative for digital x-ray output
has been Computer Radiography (CR).

Nov. 23, 2012

Demand For Diagnostic Imaging Systems Growing Rapidly
In Africa, The Middle East And Eastern Europe -
Will The Systems Be Purchased?

The demand for medical facilities and related diagnostic imaging systems is growing at a tremendous rate. There is a strong need for x-ray and fluoroscopic systems as well as CT, MRI and ultrasound systems.

Aug. 8, 2012

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL
MARKETS

I recently received an email from a physician in India. He had been residing
in the United Kingdom for several years and had returned to his home land. He contacted
me because he was interested in developing a new business of selling and supporting
pre-owned diagnostic imaging systems to facilities throughout India.

How To Safely Buy Pre-Owned Medical Systems

August 8, 2011

Very often there is a need to acquire additional capability in our health care facilities
but there isn't always the funds to purchase a new, full-functioned, state of the art,
diagnostic imaging system. Therefore, a decision must be made to determine if the additional services
can be shifted to another facility or if it is critical or at least necessary to remain at your facility.
The decision usually comes back that it needs to remain and options to accommodate it must be considered.

July 17, 2011

Digital Radiography - Electronic X-Ray - When, Why and How?

It seems like we have crossed the healthcare frontier and the only thing left to conquer is analog or film based x-ray systems.
MRI's, CT's, Ultrasound, PET, Bone Densitometry, Mammography and most diagnostic
imaging systems output digital data, that is except for Radiography and Fluoroscopy.
Most existing systems are still analog and put out either x-ray film and/or analog video. Although most mobile C-arms are now being
produced with digital output capability, most existing C-arms, X-ray systems and R/F systems have not yet been upgraded.
When you consider that today there are more x-ray studies done than any other modality study, we should concede, we
are way overdue in moving to electronic Rad and Fluoro. These upgrades should probably be initiated before all others at
medical facilities today.

How To Get The Most From Your Radiology Dollar

June 3, 2011

The decisions are getting harder when we try and determine what our facility should invest in to provide the best patient care.
256 slice CTs, 3.0T MRIs, Digital Mammography, PACS Upgrade, EHR and so on....? We first try and determine our available budget
or we are asked to submit a request for funds based upon current and future requirements, local competition and/or physician requirements.
It is now necessary to take a long hard look at what is currently being utilized and determine how best to enhance capabilities.
You probably begin to bring in vendors to discuss the capabilities of their new systems, as well as potential costs. If you are like many
administrators, you immediately get a large blast of reality $$$$$$$. You instantly know that you will be limited to one purchase or
less and it's possible funding won't be available for several years. If you are experiencing growth, patient count is increasing,
test procedures are on the increase, and avaliable system time is becoming harder and harder to come by, then you know you will need to upgrade Radiology capacity.